faithfulflame | Fifth Prayer: Loss

[She'd just checked Usagi's room, and it was empty. Nothing remained of Sailor Moon save for a half-empty bucket of pudding just sitting in the fridge. With a cry of frustration, the normally reserved miko took it out and hurled it at the trash bin, chocolate oozing down the wall. This was just too much. First Ami, then that awful Apep creature taking Sabriel, and now Usagi!

Her friends would need to be told, of course. So, a few minutes later a Voice transmission pops out over the journals. Rei's voice is tight and controlled, but there's definitely an undercurrent of sadness]

I'm sorry to inform everyone that Tsukino Usagi-san has been sent home by the Malnosso.

Please think of her fondly, and wish her luck.

Should anyone wish to make a formal prayer for her, I will be available to help with that, so please contact me via the journal.

[Closing the feed, Rei picks up her journal and heads out to the little tent shrine she, Ami, and Usagi had put together months before, lighting a flame on the brazier with Eferin and preparing several prayer strips of her own for her friend and Sailor Moon. She burns them, and sends her wishes to the other girl, whereever she might be]

Be well, Usagi-chan.

(OOC: Feel free to respond via voice, or find Rei at her little hideaway)

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A ten...?

[Confused, and trying to distract herself and Yotsuba]

Good things get tens. If you're not good then you get about a four.

[It's like an incredibly simple rating system.]

Ah. Well, Yotsuba-chan, I know Usagi-chan would give you a ten. For being such a sweet little girl.

[And she almost tears up again, saying it]

[Oh no no no, don't start crying Rei!]

Sorry! Sorry sorry sorry, you get a ten too Rei! Rei is a ten, a big ten!

Yotsuba-chan, you are dangerously cute.

[She's not crying, she was just...almost there]

I know. Yotsuba is stylish like that.

[But to be dangerously cute is a little worrying.]

Should Yotsuba come with a warning sticker? I like stickers, Yotsuba has lots of animal stickers.

Yes, yes you should. I'll make you a warning sticker, Yotsuba-chan.

[Nothing for it. Yotsuba is going to grow up to be Usagi probably anyway]

[And then, when she's in her teens, she comes across another Yotsubaish child. It'll happen.]

Ohhh Rei is going to make me stickers! Yotsuba wants crow stickers, like your crows, and dangos! Okay?!

Sure. Anything you want, Yotsuba-chan.

[Heh, Rei can't help but smile now.]

Yotsuba can do stuff for you too! What do you want, cakes? Yotsuba knows where the bakery is! And flowers, Yotsuba likes flowers, you can find lots and lots of flowers at the florist!

[If she's going to be getting stickers out of this Rei might as well get something in return.]

How about bird-seed? Can you find some of that, Yotsuba-chan?

Bird seed? [Uh. Which shop has bird seed. Think. Thiiink.] Ohhh, Yotsuba knows where that is, it's in a shop. Yotsuba can look!

[A shop. There has to be some somewhere.]

That would be very, very sweet of you Yotsuba-chan.

It would, Yotsuba would be very sweet! That makes it okay for Yotsuba to get some candy too, I'll do that.

[Candy is sweet. Yotsuba is sweet too. It makes sense.]

Alright. Thank you, Yotsuba-chan. You can come by my house any time you like

Ohhh okay! Yotsuba will come for breakfast. I haven't eaten outside for breakfast before, is it good?

Of course. I'll see you tomorrow then. I'll make you an extra special breakfast, just for Sailor Cicada.

See you, see you tomorrow! Yotsuba will be there, and Sailor Cicada will be there too!

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